Candy-cutting machine.



W. H. HALL 61: F. A. DUPEA.

GANDY'GUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, 1912.

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W. H. HAL'L & P. A. DUPEA. CANDY CUTTING MACHINE. APPLICATION rum) DEC. 20, 1912..

1,072,848 Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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' UNITED STATESPATENT cri ic.

WESLEY H. nALn AND Fri- 3n DUPEA, on TACOMA, westerns-Ton.

. oAnnY-cu'rrrne MACHINE.

Speeific ationof Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

- Application filed December 20,1912. Serial No. 737,910;

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, TESLEY H. HALL and FRED A. DUTPEA, citizens of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce, State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Candy-Cutting Machine, of which the'following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines 'for cutting candy, the same being particularly designedfor severing bars or long sticks of candy into sections of equal length, it being possible to produce a large number of uniform sections in one operation.

Another object is to provide a machine of this character the parts of which can be quickly adjusted to desired lengths.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it. being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made wvithin the scope-of what is claimed, without departing from the-spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form'of the'invention has beenshown.

In said drawings: Figure'lis a plan view of a portion of a machine having the pres ent improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of'the actuating lever and adjacent parts, the movable blades be ing shown in their lowermost positions. Fig. '3 is a section online A-B Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isan enlarged-section on line (J -D Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on line E-F Fig. 1, the position of a bar of candy being indicated by dotted lines. Fig.6 is an enlarged plan view of the gage rod. Fig.

7 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the rock shaft. Fig. 8 is an end elevation of said shaft. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the movable knives. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one end portion Fig. 11 is an enlarged transverse section through one of the brackets and adjacent parts, said section being taken on. the line GH Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a portion of a table and arranged longitudinally thereon is a rock shaft 2 provided with a longitudinal keyway 8 which extends practically throughout the length thereof. As shown produce sections of any.

in the drawings this shaft bears at one end in a suitable support or bracket i and it is to be understood that the other end of the shaft is to besimilarly mounted sothat the shaft is free to rotate relative toathe table 1. One end of the shaft). is preferably formed with an angular projection 5 and this projection is adapted to be engaged byone end portion of an arm 6. A stud 7 extends laterally from the free-end of the arm and is slidably mounted within a slot 8 which extends longitudinally within an actuating lever 9. This lever is fulcrumed, as at 10, within a bracket 11 secured to one end of the table. Lever 9 is preferably formed with a handle, as shown at 12 so that the same can be readily actuated.

Obviously, by pressing handle 12 downwardly, arm 6 will be swung so as to cause the shaft 2- to rotate in one direction. When, however, the handle 12 is pulled upwardly, the movement of shaft 2 will be reversed.

A series of brackets 13 is mounted on the table 1, each bracket including a pair of upstanding ears 14 at one end and in which shaft 2 is mounted to rotate freely. The other end portion of each bracket is formed with an eye 15 and it is to be understood that the eyes of all of the brackets are disposed in alinement and thatthe ears 14 of the brackets likewise aline. A gage rod 16 extends through the alining eyes 15 and is graduated preferably to indicate inches and fractionsthereof. Set screws 17 project into the eyes 15 and are adapted toengage the rod 16 so as thus to hold the brackets against movement relative to each other.

Interposed between the ears 14 of each pair is an eye 18 formed at one end of an elongated knife 19, there being akey 20 arranged within each eye and'adapted to slide within the keyway 3 formed in shaft to swing upwardly or downwardly there- .with. However, as the key20 is-mounted to slide. within the keyway 3,"it will be apparent that the various brackets 13 can be adjustedtoward or from each other simply by loosening the set screws so as to permit the eyes 15 to slide upon the gage rod.

Each bracket 13 has an angular socket 21. extending into that end thereof from which the ears l t project and each bracket is adapted to receive the angular end 22 of a stationary knife'23. This knife bears downwardly on the table 1 and is of a length equal to or slightly greater. than the knives 19. This knife 23 has an upper cutting edge disposed close to the pathof the cutting edge of the adjacent knife.

- into predetermined lengths, the brackets 13 'are ad usted relative to each other so An arm 24 extends from each eye 18 and is connected, by means of a spring 25, to

the adjacent bracket 13. Thus it will be seen that the knives 19 are held normally elevated by the springs. A flange 26 is extended along. one side of the table and, whenit is desired to cut a bar of candy that'the knives19 are brought to the desired distances apart. As the knives 19 are normally raised, it will be seen that a bar of candy can be inserted under them stationary knife and a movable knife, an

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for and with its ends bearing against flange '26. After the bar has thus been positioned, handle 12 can be pushed downwardly and will cause arm 6 to rotate shaft 9. As blades 19 move with the shaft, it willbe seen that these blades swing downwardly onto the candy which is resting on the fixed blade 23 and the candy will thus be severed.

into sections of the desired lengths.

Importance is attached to the fact. that the cutting mechanism is arranged in units,

each unit including a stationary blade and a movable blade, both blades being carried by an adjustable bracket and the-movable blades of all of the units being mounted on and adapted to be actuated by the common shaft 2;

, What is claimed is 1. A- plurality of units each including a actuating element for moving all of the movable knives in unison, a gage, and

means carried by all of the units for ad-.

justably engaging said gage.

2. A plurality of units each including a bracket, a stationaryknife extending from the bracket, a movableknifecarried by the bracket and cooperating with the stationary knife, yielding means for'holding the movable knife normally spaced from the. stationary knife, means common to all'of the units'for actuating the movable knives in unison toward the stationaryknives, and

graduated means for adjustably connecting the units. V 3. The combination with-atable, an actuating shaft, and a gage rod parallel with the shaft, of brackets supported on'the table and connected to and separately adjustable longitudinally of the gage rod, said shaft being journaled within the brackets, stationary knives extending from the brackets and bearing on the table, and movable knives feathered on the shaft and adjustable with thebrackets.

4. The combination with a-table, a revo-h luble shaft, and a gage rod,'of brackets slidable upon theshaft and gage rod, means cooperating with the gage rod for holding the brackets against movement relative to each other, stationary" blades extending from the brackets and bearing on the table, and movable blades feathered on the shaft and adjustable with the brackets.

5. The combination with a shaft and a gage rod,-of bracketsseparately adjustable 7 along the shaft and gage rod, means 00-- operating with the gagerod for holding the brackets against relative movementya stationary blade extending-from each bracket,

and a movable blade extending from each five cents each,1by addressing the Commissio e o f r t t Washington, D. C. 1 r 

